SIG: Compensation & Benefits

Oregon Family Leave Act and What it Means for You

Presented by: Paul Hutter, SPHR

With the passage of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), and adoption of the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and various subsequent revisions, this became a very complex area for employers.  The complexity has increased with later changes, including the addition of military caregiver leave, exigency leave, and bereavement leave.  This program will provide guidelines for setting up your Family and Medical Leave program.

• What exactly is FMLA?
• How does Washington State’s leave law differ from the federal law?
• What is the effect of Washington’s Paid Family Leave?
• What is OFLA and how does it differ from FMLA in Oregon?
• What can we expect from new Oregon legislation of Oregon Paid Family leave?

Speaker Bio: Paul is a Senior Consultant with over 35 years with human resources, organizational development and corporate operations management experience in both the private and public sectors. Paul brings a unique mix of the understanding of business operations and human resources and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Human Resources Certification Institute.  Paul's expertise lies within a full range of human resource services specializing in management development with extensive knowledge and understanding of industry best practice in adult learning, organizational and management development and Human Resource management for all sizes of organizations.

In addition, Paul’s skills include Human Resource system management, recruitment, HR Assessment, compensation studies and research, project planning, training, labor contract negotiations, and corporate level strategic planning.  Paul is well adept and comfortable working with executives, management and staff in group settings and one-on-one meetings to explain and exchange information or facilitate discussions.  Paul’s expertise in this area has provided him the opportunity to provide this level of service to hundreds of clients.

HRCI: 1 credit - approved

SHRM: 1 PDC - approved